Why I applied for the CLAHRC Fellowship. A blog by Shimrit Ziv I’m a child and adolescent psychiatrist and paediatrician. I work at the Croft unit in Cambridge with children and families with complex mental health difficulties and am currently undertaking a fellowship with the Collaboration for Leadership in Applied […]
Save the Date! 1st NIHR Academy Conference This autumn, the Trainees Coordinating Centre will transition into the NIHR Academy. The establishment of the NIHR Academy is a key recommendation from the Strategic Review of Training carried out by NIHR. More information about the review and implementation plans can be accessed […]
Join Dementia Research launches online training for researchers Join Dementia Research has launched a new e-learning training system for all researchers who use Join Dementia Research to recruit to their studies. This interactive e-learning makes it easier than ever before for researchers to quickly get to grips with all aspects of Join […]
Making PROGRESS to improve mental health care New results show that a scheme to reduce physical restraint and force in mental health inpatient settings has improved care and patient experiences. The findings come from the PROMISE (PROactive Management of Integrated Services and Environments) project which aimed to change culture and […]
Speak Out Premier A new short animated film premiered at Norwich Pride promoting the findings of SpeakOut – a national study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and questioning (LGBTQ) young people’s experiences of growing up in the care system. The research, led by Jeanette Cossar at the University of East […]
NIHR and MRC Multimorbidity funding opportunity Multimorbidity in the UK population: understanding disease clustering The Medical Research Council (MRC) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) are issuing a joint call for research projects into disease clustering in multimorbidity. Awards of up to £600,000 (funders’ contribution) are available for […]
Inclusive Dance. A blog by Rashmi Becker I have always had a passion for dance. I trained in different styles of dance as a child and have enjoyed it socially as an adult. As guardian to my older brother who has Autism, dance and music was a wonderful way for […]
i4i Connect opens for applications from SMEs The Invention for Innovation (i4i) Programme launches the second round of its Connect funding stream for SMEs on 7 August, following an effective pilot last year. i4i Connect is suitable for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in need of funding to reach the […]
Research Activity at CPFT: Top performing NHS Trust for MH in the East of England Congratulations go to CLAHRC EoE’s host Trust – Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) who have been named as the top performing NHS Trust for mental health research in the East of England. In the Research […]
How PPI changes professionals People with an interest in patient and public involvement (PPI) spend a lot of time talking about definitions. There is, for example, the question of whether members of the public should be described as “patients”, “service users” or “consumers”. Another question is whether they are “involved”, […]